𑀧𑀸𑀅
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀸𑀬 (pāya), 𑀧𑀸𑀤 (pāda)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da). Cognate with Pali pāda.
Noun
𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa) m (Devanagari पाअ, Kannada ಪಾಅ) (Maharastri, Ardhamagadhi)
- (anatomy) foot, leg
- Āẏāraṅga 1.2.24:
- 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂, 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀕𑁂 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂; ... 𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀫 ... 𑀚𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀫 ...
- pāyama abbhe, appege pāyama acche; ... gupphama ... jaṅghama ...
- 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂, 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀕𑁂 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂; ... 𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀫 ... 𑀚𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀫 ...
- c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti IX. Maṇḍiya line 3:[1]
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑀁𑀢𑁄-𑀯𑀺-𑀬 𑀤𑀁𑀟-𑀥𑀭𑀺𑀏𑀡𑀁 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 𑀓𑀺𑀮𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀁𑀢𑁄 𑀓𑀳𑀁𑀘𑀺 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑀇
- cakkamaṃto-vi-ya daṃḍa-dharieṇaṃ pāeṇaṃ kilimmaṃto kahaṃci cakkamaï
- And also when he walked, he walked some way or other with wearisome effort, his foot being supported by means of a staff.
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑀁𑀢𑁄-𑀯𑀺-𑀬 𑀤𑀁𑀟-𑀥𑀭𑀺𑀏𑀡𑀁 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 𑀓𑀺𑀮𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀁𑀢𑁄 𑀓𑀳𑀁𑀘𑀺 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑀇
Declension
Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (masculine) | ||
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singular | plural | |
Nominative | 𑀧𑀸𑀑 (pāo) | 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) |
Accusative | 𑀧𑀸𑀅𑀁 (pāaṃ) | 𑀧𑀸𑀏 (pāe) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) |
Instrumental | 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀡 (pāeṇa) or 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 (pāeṇaṃ) | 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺 (pāehi) or 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pāehiṃ) |
Dative | 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀅 (pāāa) | — |
Ablative | 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀑 (pāāo) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀉 (pāāu) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺 (pāāhi) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (pāāhiṃto) | — |
Genitive | 𑀧𑀸𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pāassa) | 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀡 (pāāṇa) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀡𑀁 (pāāṇaṃ) |
Locative | 𑀧𑀸𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pāammi) or 𑀧𑀸𑀏 (pāe) | 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 (pāesu) or 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pāesuṃ) |
Vocative | 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) | 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) |
Descendants
- Bengali: পা (pa)
- Old Marathi:
- Modi: 𑘢𑘰𑘄 (pāu), 𑘢𑘰𑘊 (pāe), 𑘢𑘰𑘌 (pāo)
- Devanagari: पाउ (pāu), पाए (pāe), पाओ (pāo)
- Marathi: पाय (pāy)
References
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 122.
Further reading
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 141.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pāˊda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 455